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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Opening Session @ the Orange Conference

4,200 people committed to serving and investing in the next generation gathering in one room with one heart is an amazing sight. The Orange Conference opened up with session 1 tonight and the tone was set to help us all rethink how God has called us to COLLIDE with our culture...with families...with kids...with those far from Christ. For the next 2 days we are going to process this together and I can't wait to see how God shapes all of us. Here are a few thoughts from session 1...from Reggie Joiner...

When we collide with God, it changes they way we see God.

People far from Christ are asking...Will you still want to be my friend if I never choose to follow Jesus?

We need to invite a generation of people into a dialogue so they can process what it means to follow Jesus. We need to walk with people as they work through FAITH.

from Mark Batterson...

If we are not careful we can stop doing ministry out of imagination and start doing ministry out of memory

We are all called to a CULTURE MAKING process. We want to be a part of what God is doing in the lives of their people…NOT JUST them be a part of our calling as a church!

If you want to think new thoughts…read new things, meet new people, go new places!

Change of Pace +Change of place = Changed perspective

We are educated way beyond the level of our obedience. We need more relationships and less education. We all need a relationship with people who are far away from God.

from Chris Wiersma

We’re not just simply called to HELP PEOPLE. We are called to COLLIDE differently with each other.

We are not called to just be generous…we are called to help people see the WONDER of Jesus Christ. To be FASCINATED with the chance to collide with those around us

Let’s squeeze our ego through the filter of a child, the humility and wonder of a child. BE REAL and collide with those around us with reckless abandon.

When we engage people…when we collide we are saying, I know you, I know your maker, I know your story, I know what the Gospel can do in your life